Integrating Google Maps with Cognos

Even though IBM Cognos has its own maps as a powerful feature, some users like to see their data integrated or represented using some commonly used tools as Google Maps. With Google Maps, we can obtain a view for any geography, choose the desired location, and open reports related to that particular location.

Architecture : 

Advantages :

1. All the functionalities of Google Maps can be integrated with cognos like direction tracking, distance calculation etc.
2. Drill down to another cognos report from the map.